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2006 supplemental budget. By a vote of 55 to 43 in the House and 29 to 19 in the Senate on March 8, the legislature approved SB 6386. The finalized 2006 supplemental budget adds $522 million in spending, raising the total 2005-07 biennium budget…MORE

Two Irish transplants, Mick Purdy and Adrian Kelly, are gearing up to introduce Burien to a bona fide St. Patrick's Day celebration.

Co-sponsored by Discover Burien Association and Mick Kelly's Irish pub, co-owned by Purdy and Kelly, the…MORE

Some elementary schools in West Seattle use a time-out method that many administrators believe is useful for children who misbehave. But a few parents question the validity of the consequence.

Part of the Seattle School District…MORE

The Des Moines City Council agreed March 2 to establish a police department substation in the Redondo Square Shopping Center.

Lawmakers unanimously approved a five-year lease with the Joshua Green Corp., owner of the shopping center, for…MORE

Today he's a shadow, but don't be surprised if soon others are following his lead. Anthony Hogan, a freshman at Todd Beamer High School, asked Sen. Tracey J. Eide, D-Federal Way, if he could follow her for a day in Olympia. She had sponsored his…MORE

Unless you live in Paris or Prague, it's not often that the characters in a major opera are singing about your hometown.

In the current production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte at the Seattle Opera, which first premiered in…MORE

A surveillance video shows a violent attack against a female patron at an Alaska junction bar last week. After she rebuffed a man, he belted her in the jaw, knocking her unconscious. Another woman was also bruised in the attack as she fell to the…MORE

Through tears of mourning and frustration, Gretchen Davis continues to search for answers.

Gretchen and her family want to know who, and more importantly why, someone in their neighborhood shot and killed their beloved dog, Sally, with a…MORE

Medical malpractice. By a vote of 82 to 15 on Feb. 28, the House approved HB 2292. The bill takes a number of approaches to the medical malpractice issue. A medical provider's apology or statement of fault will not be admissible as evidence. A…MORE

During the recent Catholic Schools Week, Holy Rosary School honored five distinguished graduates from among the nearly 5,000 grade and high school alumni.

Those chosen because of their continued involvement with the school and parish, and…MORE